The Brvtalist is thrilled to be returning to Prague for Lunchmeat Festival 2020. After experiencing last year’s 10th Anniversary edition first hand, it quickly became one of my favorite festivals and is one of the best at finding the intersection of music, art, technology and more. Taking place from September 28th - October 3rd, this year is obviously like no other in recent history and the festival has delivered another stellar lineup while also implementing guidelines for the pandemic era in an effort to keep all guests safe. The festival recently made the second line up announcement (included below) and here’s what they had to say:
"We always consider Lunchmeat to act as a reaction to the club "schism" between the underground scene and dance music mainstream. By inviting both Sophie and Helena Hauff, we want to show that these worlds can co-exist and cooperate,“ says Jakub Pešek, the director of the festival. "Sophie played in our club NEONE in 2013 and 2014, at the very beginning of her career, that is why we feel a strong connection to her and her music. She is proof of how far a person can go, with beginnings rooted in niche music genres; making unique, even, extreme music“ says Pešek.
Sophie is now considered as one of the club music's biggest stars and she works with artists such as Charli XCX or Madonna. Part of the festival is influenced by the subject of dark and difficult times. Black Sunday is an AV project by 404.zero. They work with these themes in a similar vein to Helena Hauff’s dark techno performances. The duo´s apocalyptic dark ambient is accompanied by similarly grainy visuals. One of the big newcomers of 2019 – noise-techno duo Tittingur will play in collaboration with light designerbdy_. Producer Nina Pixel and visual artist Adrián Kriška in ‘AncestralArcheology AV live’ examine the connection of Slovak folklore and lived experience of the technology-influenced life of the early 21st century. Temple ‘Timbre Embers AV live’ mixes visuals of DevKid and music inspired by the magnificence, grandeur, and density of organ music made by Stroon.
The visitors of this year´s Lunchmeat Festival will also enjoy unique intermedia performances. Sam Rolfes will invite the audience in to the mutated visuals of his virtual reality 360°AV experience. In his acclaimed project ‘Corpus Nil’ asks Marco Donnarumma questions of the distinction between humanity and machinery.
Artists_:
404.zero presents Black Sunday
( AV live )
Anthony Linell & Ali M. Demirel present Winter Ashes
( AV live )
Dadub + FAX present Hypersynchronous
( AV live )
( World premiere )
Elektrabel & Æoe
( live )
( World premiere )
Helena Hauff
Lyra Pramuk
( live )
Maenad Veyl & Geso
( AV live )
( World premiere )
Marco Donnarumma presents Corpus Nil
Nina Pixel w/ Adrián Kriška present Ancestral Archeology
( AV live )
( World premiere )
NIVVA
( AV live )
( World premiere )
NONOTAK presents Shiro
( AV live )
Robert Henke presents CBM 8032 AV
( AV live )
Sam Rolfes
( 360° AV experience )
( World premiere )
SOPHIE
( live )
Stroon & DevKid present Temple Timbre Embers AV live
( AV live )
( World premiere )
Tadej Droljc presents Žarkolom
( AV live )
Tittingur & bdy
( AV live )
( World premiere )
& More TBA
Tickets are available now and you can get yours HERE.
-JRS